Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary, 21st Edition

anode

(ăn′ōd)
[Pronunciation]
[Gr. ana, up, + hodos, way]

1. The positive pole of an electrical source.
2. In radiography, the target of the x-ray tube.

See: cathode
anodal, (ăn-ō′dăl)
[Pronunciation]
adj.

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